Pain Management Research Institute

Established in 1990, the Pain Management Research Institute (PMRI) is a joint initiative between The University of Sydney and Royal North Shore Hospital. As a division of the Kolling Institute of Medical Research, PMRI pursues its broad goal of improving human health by:

Registrations for the Clinical Skills Workshop:Dealing with emotionally challenging patient encounters are now open. The workshop aims to help clinicians to navigate emotionally challenging patient encounters by providing participants with practical tools for responding to patients negative emotions, and managing their own negative emotional responses to patients. [Find out more]

Visiting Scholar: Professor Manfred Schedlowski - 27 Mar 2019

Prof. Manfred Schedlowski from the University of Duisberg-Essen, Germany will be presenting a seminar entitled Teach the T cells: Learned Immunosuppressive Placebo Responses? on Wed 27 March 2019 from 4.30-5.30pm. [Find out more]

Applications to commence postgraduate study in Pain Management in Semester 2, 2019close on 15 July 2019. Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters level are available. Endorsed by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). [Find out more]

2019 dates for the Putting Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Skills into Practice online training webinar series are now available and open for registrations. Develop more skills to help your patients and clients better manage chronic or persisting pain problems. [Find out more]

Orofacial Pain Degree Pathway

Designed to meet the needs of dentists and other health professionals working with patients with orofacial pain problems, the Orofacial Pain Pathway is open for applications to commence study in Semester 1, 2020. (Master of Medicine/Master of Science in Medicine degree levels only) [Read more]

Understanding Chronic Pain - National Pain Week 2018

Chronic pain sufferer Karen Shearan and Professor Michael Nicholas from the Pain Management Research Institute discuss the reality of living with chronic pain as part of National Pain Week 2018 on the Channel 9 TODAY Agenda program. (24 July 2018) [Watch now]